>>Ahhh... I would need to make another investment in the development version of SQL Server? Hmmmm... Is there another way? Will MySQL work? Only looking to learn VB at this point and have a SQL backend to attach to.
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>FWIW, it's only $49. You can order from www.foxtoolbox.com. I have it and it is installed on my WinXP notebook.

I had no idea it was so cheap. I wonder why the enterprise and standard editions won't work on XP but the developer version will?